BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - For the past several weeks Bernie Mules coach Brad Botsch has encouraged his upperclassmen to raise their game a level with the playoffs approaching. With the season on the line, Botsch felt his seniors...

Bloomfield collects road win at Holcomb 49-4102/13/15HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats edged the Holcomb Hornets 49-41 on the road Thursday night. "We've struggled playing on the road this year so it feels good to finally win one away from home," Bloomfield coach Jason Karnes said in a press release to Dexter Daily Statesman. ...

Oran's late foul trouble spells 60-47 loss to BloomfieldBy Brent Shipman - Standard Democrat ~ 02/11/15sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Erasing an eight-point lead midway through the second half, the Oran Eagles looked prime to play the role of spoiler Tuesday night as they took on Bloomfield on its senior night. Plagued by late foul trouble, however, the Eagles watched a strong fourth quarter by the Wildcats seal a 60-47 win to close out Bloomfield's home schedule...

Notre Dame dominates Bernie, Puxico wins third meeting with Bloomfield02/07/15BERNIE, Mo. - Quinn Poythress tallied a game-high 30 points as the Notre Dame Bulldogs blistered Bernie 59-27 Friday night. Notre Dame led 18-17 at halftime before outscoring Bernie 28-7 in the third period to build a commanding 46-24 lead by the start of the fourth quarter...

Bernie beats Twin Rivers in double overtime, Bloomfield takes down Bell City02/04/15BERNIE, Mo. - The Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team secured its third victory of the season against Twin Rivers 66-64 in double overtime Tuesday night. "Beating a good team three times is a very tough thing to do," Botsch said. "Twin Rivers came in here and played our butts off. They were more physical and really hurt us on the glass and just had more fire and desire overall. We were fortunate to hang on for the win."...